This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > Literary Genres – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Genres Quiz 26 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What Subgenres of Nonfiction with facts in alphabetical order? A) Periodicals. B) Autobiography. C) Reference material. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reference material. 2. David, Angela, and Darnell are working on a school project about literature genres. They are researching a genre that is often set in the future, involves advanced technology, and explores the potential consequences of scientific and technological progress. Can you identify the genre they are researching? A) Fantasy. B) Science Fiction. C) Romance. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science Fiction. 3. Ready for a time travel? In which exciting genre would you encounter aliens, robots, or futuristic technology? A) A thrilling journey into the unknown-Mystery. B) A magical realm of imagination-Fantasy. C) A journey beyond time and space-Science Fiction. D) A trip back in time-Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A journey beyond time and space-Science Fiction. 4. What is the definition of a protagonist in literature? A) The main character in a literary work, often the hero or heroine. B) A character who opposes the main character. C) A character who has a minor role in the story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The main character in a literary work, often the hero or heroine. 5. Which GENRE provides facts about a particular subject? A) Informational. B) Realistic fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informational. 6. LITERATURE GENRES DO NOT HAVE THEIR OWN SET OF FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 7. Tricksters are usually found in the literary genre of: A) Horror. B) People talk. C) Fiction. D) Fairy tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People talk. 8. What is the Japanese word for comics? A) Manga. B) Illustrated Novel. C) Graphic Novel. D) Digi-Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manga. 9. Which type of story provides a lesson using animal characters that behave like humans? A) Epic. B) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fable. 10. The moment when all the problems are resolved and the story is closed. A) Exposition. B) Resolution. C) Falling Action. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resolution. 11. Which genre features stories set in the real-world past, often featuring real historical events? A) Mystery/detective. B) Classics. C) Historical fiction. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical fiction. 12. Which genre of literature involves imaginary characters and events? A) Biography. B) Fiction. C) Poetry. D) Non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 13. Name two types of non-fiction. A) Novels and poetry. B) Biographies and history books. C) Science fiction and fantasy. D) Cookbooks and travel guides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biographies and history books. 14. It means "artistic category or style, " A) Literature. B) Literary. C) Poetry. D) Genres. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genres. 15. This is a movie, book or illustrated lecture about the places visited and experiences encountered by a traveler. A) Journal. B) Anecdote. C) Travelogue. D) Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Travelogue. 16. What are two things almost every science fiction novel or film will include? A) Robots and flying cars. B) Futuristic technology and science. C) Magic wants and flying broomsticks. D) Technology and futuristic science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Futuristic technology and science. 17. Poetry is fairly easy to create. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 18. It only uses six words to complete the whole plot. A) Six-word Flash fiction. B) Illustrated Novel. C) Sci-fi. D) Flash Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Six-word Flash fiction. 19. Litererary genre intended to be presented to viewers A) Narrative genre. B) Lyrical genre. C) Dramatic genre. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic genre. 20. THE GENRE OF FANTASY IS AN IMAGINATIVE STORY WITH UGLY CREATURES A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 21. What would be the best resource to use if a question asked for the pronunciation of a word? A) Dictionary. B) Encyclopedia. C) Thesaurus. D) Atlas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dictionary. 22. CHARACTERISTICS OF FICTION ARE LABLES, INDEX AND NOT TRUE A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 23. Which characteristics match the genre:human characters in a plot that could really happen A) Historical fiction. B) Realistic fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realistic fiction. 24. By the 1950s, when the Japanese took over the Philippines from the Americans, movie actors and actresses could no longer appear in films, as the Japanese confiscated all film equipment. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 25. Which is NOT a characteristic of 21st Century literary works? A) Conventional. B) Culturally pluralistic. C) Gender sensitive. D) Technologically alluding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conventional. 26. Which genre of literature is characterized by its focus on solving a crime or puzzle? A) Mystery. B) Fiction. C) Non-Fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery. 27. Which of the following refers to children's manga? A) Child. B) His. C) First year. D) Shojo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Child. 28. In the following quotation from the psalms, identify which literary tool (simile, metaphor, repetition, or synonym) is being used."The Lord is my shepherd." A) Simile. B) Repetition. C) Metaphor. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 29. What element of poetry presents repetitive sounds within different words. A) Symbol. B) Style. C) Rhyme. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhyme. 30. Every morning, I wake up at about 7:00 AM. The first thing I do is make my bed and pick out the clothes I'm going to wear. Then, I brush my teeth and take a shower. After my shower, I dry my hair and get dressed. A) Problem & solution. B) Order & sequence. C) Description. D) Compare & contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Order & sequence. 31. Which of these are subgenres of NONFICTION? A) Periodicals. B) An autobiography. C) Reference books. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 32. Narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using a comicform. A) DIGIFICTION. B) ILLUSTRATEDNOVEL. C) DOODLE. D) GRAPHIC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GRAPHIC. 33. What is a traditional story which is often based on historical events that tell us more about how humans act and how nature affects humans? A) Legend. B) Tall Tale. C) Fairy Tale. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myth. 34. This is a a fantasy fiction with beasts, fairies, witches and make believe characters. They can be scary or shocking. A) Fantasy. B) Tall tale. C) Fairy tales. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fairy tales. 35. In the Langston Hughes reading, Thank You, Ma'am, A boy, Roger attempts to steal a purse from Ms. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Her response is to take the boy home, feed him, show him kindness, and send him on his way. Which genre is this? A) Historical Fiction. B) Biography. C) Realistic Fiction. D) Informational. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realistic Fiction. 36. What is the narrative genre unique to the New Testament? A) Imagery. B) Poetry. C) Simile. D) Gospel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gospel. 37. This literary genre features stories about fairies or other magical creatures that is usually told to children. A) Folklore. B) Mythology. C) Fantasy. D) Fairytales. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fairytales. 38. What literary genre includes Fantasy and Horror in its subgenres? A) Fiction. B) Drama. C) Non-Fiction. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 39. What is a detailed description of a writer's own life called? A) Biography. B) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autobiography. 40. Categories used to group different types of literary work, such as non-fiction, fiction and poetry. A) Group work. B) Favorites. C) Literary genre (Literary genre). D) Legend (leyenda). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literary genre (Literary genre). 41. What Subgenres of Fiction that tell a love story? A) Destiny. B) Mystery. C) Romance. D) Love Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romance. 42. It features a female protagonist whose femininity is heavily thermalizing in the plot. A) DChick Lit. B) Text-talk Novel. C) BDoodle Fiction. D) AGraphic Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DChick Lit. 43. Which genre describes real historical events but includes elements of fiction, such as fictional characters? A) Biography. B) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical Fiction. 44. "Literary Genre" means: A) Category of written work. B) Story. C) Author. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Category of written work. 45. Writers uses straightforward or direct speech. A) Prose. B) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose. 46. A story about a specific time in the past. The setting of the story is true but the characters are often made up. A) Historical fiction. B) Fantasy. C) Science fiction. D) Mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical fiction. 47. Gary Soto's success in the poem is partly due to the ..... A) Simplified language. B) New take on old symbols. C) Reuse of traditional tropes. D) Complex syntax and form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New take on old symbols. 48. Which genre? "Hansel and Gretel" The story of a young girl and boy who get lost in the woods and stumble upon a gingerbread house. They eat a bunch of it, until they find out it's a magical witch's house. She enslaves them, cages them, and feeds them candy to fatten them up as she intends to eat them. Will they kick her into the oven and escape? A) Historical fiction. B) Fairytale. C) Fantasy. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fairytale. 49. FICTION IS INFORMATION THAT IS NOT TUE OR REAL A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 50. Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds on the same line or stanza. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 51. What is the literary genre that previews/shows highlights of the movie? A) Movie. B) Movie Trailer. C) Movie Clip. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movie Trailer. 52. There are ..... main categories of genres. A) 4. B) 3. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 53. A short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject A) Fable. B) Fairy tale. C) Essay. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Essay. 54. Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader. A) Fantasy. B) Horror. C) Legend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horror. 55. An example of a fairy tale is ..... A) Harry Potter novels. B) Dr. Suess books. C) The Little Mermaid. D) The Hunger Games. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Little Mermaid. 56. A story that teaches a lesson. A) Fable. B) Article. C) Realistic Fiction. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fable. 57. Langston Hughes is known for a specific genre of writing. This genre has rhythm, is rarely grammatically correct, and sometimes rhymes. A) Poetry. B) Short story. C) Tall tale. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 58. How many Literary Genres are in there? A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 59. It is the type of literature that has the presence of nonhuman characters in the story. A) Mystery or detective fiction. B) Young adult genre. C) Multi-genre. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fantasy. 60. A true story about a person's life written by another person A) Historical fiction. B) Biography. C) Autobiography. D) Atlas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesLiterary Genres Quiz 1Literary Genres Quiz 2Literary Genres Quiz 3Literary Genres Quiz 4Literary Genres Quiz 5Literary Genres Quiz 6Literary Genres Quiz 7Literary Genres Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books